Subsection 5: Management of old or orphan radioactive sources

I.-Any discovery of a radioactive source outside of a regulated use within the framework of a nuclear activity regime is declared without delay to the representative of the State in the department, who informs the Nuclear Safety Authority. Old radioactive objects are considered to be radioactive sources. II – The management of the radioactive source depends on its origin and its owner: 1° When the radioactive source originates from a…

Means of detecting radioactive sources and procedures adapted to their discovery and safekeeping pending their recovery are put in place in the main port and airport areas where goods are imported. A decree by the ministers responsible for radiation protection and transport specifies the list of ports and airports concerned and the conditions of application.

The following sites and facilities implement radioactivity detection means and management procedures: 1° Hazardous and non-hazardous waste storage facilities mentioned in article L. 511-2 du code de l’environnement ; 2° Installations for the thermal treatment of hazardous waste or waste containing hazardous substances or mixtures referred to in Article L. 511-2 of the Environment Code; 3° Installations for the transit, grouping or sorting of metals or non-hazardous metal waste, metal…